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प्रश्न
On the occasion of World Health Day, Dr. Satpal organized a ‘health camp’ for the poor farmers living in a nearby village. After check-up, he was shocked to see that most of the farmers suffered from cancer due to regular exposure to pesticides and many were diabetic. They distributed free medicines to them. Dr. Satpal immediately reported the matter to the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). On the suggestions of NHRC, the government decided to provide medical care, financial assistance, setting up of super-speciality hospitals for treatment and prevention of the deadly disease in the affected villages all over India.
(i) Write the values shown by
(a) Dr. Satpal
(b) NHRC
(ii) What type of analgesics are chiefly used for the relief of pains of terminal cancer ?
(iii) Give an example of artificial sweetener that could have been recommended to diabetic patients
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उत्तर
(i)(a) Dr. Satpal organized a health camp for poor families in a village. This shows that he is an altruist.
(b) NHRC realised its responsibility and initimated government on the health issue of villagers and suggested immediate actions to be taken by the government.
(ii) Narcotic analgesics are chiefly used for the relief of pains of terminal cancer.
(iii) Saccharin is an artificial sweetener which could be recommended to diabetic patients.
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Define antioxidants?
Seeing the growing cases of diabetes and depression among young children, Mr Lugani, the principal of one reputed school, organised a seminar in which he invites parents and principals. They all resolved this issue by strictly banning junk food in schools and introducing healthy snacks and drinks like soup, lassi, milk etc. in school canteens. They also decided to make compulsory half an hour of daily physical activities for the students in the health survey in most of the school and discovered a tremendous improvement in the health of the students
After reading the above passage, answer the following questions:
(i) What are the values (at least two) displayed by Mr Lugani?
(ii) As a student, how can you spread awareness about this issue?
(iii) What are antidepressant drugs? Give an example.
(iv) Name the sweetening agent used in the preparation of sweets for a diabetic patient.
Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?
What are food preservatives?
What are artificial sweetening agents? Give two examples.
Which of the following are not used as food preservatives?
(i) Table salt
(ii) Sodium hydrogencarbonate
(iii) Cane sugar
(iv) Benzoic acid
Pickles have a long shelf life and do not get spoiled for months, why?
Aspartame is unstable at cooking temperature, where would you suggest aspartame to be used for sweetening?
Sodium salts of some acids are very useful as food preservatives. Suggest a few such acids.
The artificial sweetener that has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar is ______.
